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HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Here’s what’s goin’ on …

June 29, 2023
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If anyone thinks that Boca Grande won’t be celebrating Independence Day just because we don’t have an official fireworks display, they would be wrong. Not only do our residents set up some amazing...

HAM IT UP: Dusty Hopkins’ Honor Flight

June 29, 2023
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A tribute to Father Carosella

June 29, 2023
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If you love sea turtles, here’s your chance to adopt one! (No, you can’t take them home)

June 29, 2023
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The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association recently announced their inaugural Adopt-A-Nest program for the 2023 season, which allows you to adopt a sea turtle nest on Gasparilla Island and be a part of...

4th of July parade plans finalized

June 22, 2023
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Community

Boca Grande’s annual Fourth of July parade will take place on, you guessed it, July 4, with the lineup beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot between Englewood Bank and the Old Theatre Building...

53 tarpon released, 23 boats … lots of fun

The anglers who fished the “Ladies Night Out: Howl at the Moon” tournament on Saturday, June 10 barely had any time to howl, as 53 tarpon kept almost all 23 boats busy for three hours. The first...

Red Gill to rev up this Saturday

Are you ready for the last tarpon tournament of the season? The Red Gill Invitational is happening on Saturday, June 17, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The entry fee is $750, $100 of which will be donated...

Lee County fertilizer restriction period now in effect

June 16, 2023
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News

Lee County reminds the public that fertilizers containing nitrogen or phosphorous may not be used on lawns and landscapes during the rainy season, between June 1 and September 30. Excessive nutrients...

Repairs at Port Boca Grande Lighthouse will take some time, according to BIPS

June 8, 2023
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News

There’s a lot of work to be done at the south end of the island, specifically at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, the Amory Chapel and even on Cayo Costa. As many of our readers are probably well aware,...

Bonisolli named as new supervisor at Boca Grande Community Center

June 8, 2023
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News

Tim Bonisolli has been named the new supervisor of the Boca Grande Community Center. Tim started his career with Lee County as a senior equipment operator on Boca Grande in 2006 and most recently was...